Interestingly...The Blind Busker

Before I begin, would just like to say a huge thankyou to all of you that came to see me down the Hydrant last Saturday. I had a great night playing with The Fusion and all the other supports. I played some new material and there are videos that will be uploaded very soon...watch this space.

So the start of 2011 has been rather interesting. When I'm not being an actor, director, writer, musician...basically when I need to earn money! I work at the Blind Busker pub on Church Road in Hove. I started working there at the beginning of January.

Interestingly, the pub is named after Harry Knowles who is a local legend of Brighton. Also known as Blind Harry. Harry was born in 1861 in London and then moved to Brighton where he met his wife Alice and he entertained at various places in Brighton such as The Ship Hotel and on Brighton Beach where the peace statue now is.

Even more interestingly...a year ago, I played a younger version Harry Vowles in a solo performance in Bite Size's Echos Of Brighton for the Brighton Fringe Festival 2010.

Again..INTERESTINGLY...Some of Harry's relatives came and watched my last night and I had the pleasure of meeting them. They came and greeted me after the show and I was rewarded with a lovley picture of Harry in a frame from them and we chatted about Harry for a bit (you will have to excuse my tash, I grew that myself)

To describe this experience..I would say interesting but if this was a "interseting" drinking game you would be legless by now! But this is definatley one of the most inspiring moments in my career, to have done a show about someone who actually existed and then to be greeted by his family is trully a memorable experience for me. And working in the Blind Busker makes me think of this experience always.

Here's a review of the whole show, please check it out
http://fringereport.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/echoes-of-brighton/
Also many thanks to Mike Stubbs for putting up with me for countless hours directing me. Trully a great guy to work with and many thanks to Nick Brice. Also a special thanks to Alex Childs and Israel Oyelumade who were fantastic to work with, it was an honour to work with such great actors.

Check out more info about Bite Size: http://www.bite-size.org/

Please come down to the Blind Busker! I work there quite a bit, you may find me generally running around and bothering customers. I will be nice to you if I serve you. The Blind Busker pub in on Church Road in Hove. Go to the website for more info at http://www.pub-explorer.com/esussex/pub/blindbuskerhove.htm